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U.S. President Donald Trump gestures during his State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., February 5, 2019. REUTERS/Jim Young

Irma knocks out power to nearly 6 million: authorities

By Scott DiSavino

(Reuters) – Hurricane Irma knocked out power to about 5.8 million homes and businesses in Florida, even (More…)

Caribbean faces hard road to recovery after Irma’s ravages

By Sarah Marsh

VARADERO, Cuba (Reuters) – From Cuba to Antigua, Caribbean islanders began counting the cost of Hurricane Irma (More…)

Florida braces for Hurricane Irma as storm rips through Cuba

By Sarah Marsh

REMEDIOS, Cuba (Reuters) – Hurricane Irma pounded Cuba’s northern coast on Saturday and barreled toward Florida as (More…)

Turkey cautions citizens about travel to ‘anti-Turkey’ Germany

ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey cautioned its citizens on Saturday to take care when traveling to Germany, citing what it said (More…)

U.S.-backed forces, Syrian army advance separately on Islamic State in Deir al-Zor

By John Davison

BEIRUT (Reuters) – U.S.-backed militias and the Syrian army advanced in separate offensives against Islamic State in (More…)

Dollar hits low note while euro shines; storms stoke worry in U.S.

By Hilary Russ

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Reduced expectations for another U.S. Federal Reserve interest rate hike this year helped (More…)

Saudi Arabia suspends any dialogue with Qatar: SPA

DUBAI (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia on Saturday suspended any dialogue with Qatar, accusing it of “distorting facts”, just after a (More…)

California university system sues Trump over roll back of ‘dreamers’ program

By Mica Rosenberg

(Reuters) – A former top security official who helped put in place a program protecting people brought (More…)

Australia to send more troops to help Philippines fight Islamist militants

By Benjamin Cooper

Sydney – (Reuters) – Australia will send troops to assist Philippine forces in the ongoing battle against (More…)

Venezuela’s Maduro seeks debt negotiations after U.S. sanctions

By Deisy Buitrago and Corina Pons

CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has invited bondholders to unspecified “negotiations” over (More…)